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Mechanisms of Plaque Rupture

Ian Loftus  1
Robert Fitridge  1 , Matthew Thompson  2
, editors.
In: Mechanisms of Vascular Disease: A Reference Book for Vascular Specialists [Internet]. Adelaide (AU): University of Adelaide Press; 2011. 4.
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Mechanisms of Plaque Rupture

Ian Loftus.
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